Apparently, Metro Nashville Public Schools are serious about the idea of going green. The system certainly hasn’t been shy about recycling football coaches. With Tuesday’s hiring of former McGavock Coach Arcentae Broome at Maplewood, four of the five vacancies that have occured since the end of the 2009 season have been filled by individuals who […]

Liberty boys basketball Coach Arnett Bodenhamer, a former Maplewood Coach, has resigned after leading the Crusaders (29-9) to a runner-up showing in Class AA during his only season with the team. Bodenhamer, who has been commuting from Nashville to Jackson every weekend, said it was too difficult being away from his wife and son that […]

The Charles Davis Foundation is hosting the second Music City All-Star Classic on Saturday at McGavock. The classic will begin at 5 p.m, beginning with a 3-point shootoout, followed by a dunk contest and a girls and boys game. Boys rosters East-coached by Ty Wilson (Maplewood) and staff Robert Wade-Mplwd Fred Lee-Mplwd Justin Claybrooks-Hume Fogg […]

MURFREESBORO — Maplewood Coach Ty Wilson said his team made too many fouls late in the fourth quarter of a 45-37 loss to Bolivar in the Class AA semifinals Friday at Murphy Center. “We knew that the officials were going to call a lot of charges,” Wilson said. “When you get in (games of) this […]

MURFREESBORO — Thursday’s Maplewood-Carter game started at 10 a.m., about nine hours earlier than most high school boys basketball games. “For the last two or three days we woke up early, practiced early to get our guys in the rhythm of playing at 10 a.m.,” Maplewood Coach Ty Wilson said. “Also, we thought it my […]

Liberty Coach Arnett Bodenhamer, a former Maplewood Coach, has led the Crusaders to the state basketball tournament in his first season. The Crusaders (27-8) face Howard (26-4) in a Class AA quarterfinal on Thursday at MTSU’s Murphy Center in Murfreesboro. “If they call you about a job, that’s a privilege. That’s an honor,” Bodenhamer said. […]

Thought to be down to Alabama and Auburn for his college options, Maplewood offensive tackle James Stone added a third possibility following this weekend’s visit to Tennessee. “He had liked UT, but he didn’t want to play for (Lane) Kiffin,” Maplewood Coach Ralph Thompson said Tuesday, referring to the one-year Volunteer coach, who departed on […]